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May 16, 2017
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SPRING 2017 GRADUATES AND HONORS AT SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Commencement exercises for Shelton State Community College were held on
Thursday, May 4 at the Martin Campus. Interim President Cynthia T. Anthony, Ed. D., presided over
the ceremony. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox delivered the commencement address.
Also part of the 2017 commencement events, Honors Convocation was held earlier the same day.
The accomplishments of Shelton State students were celebrated, and College award recipients were
named. The five major College awards were given to the following students:
H.I. James Outstanding Technical Student Award – Antheletha Willis
I.W. Mitchell Outstanding Technical Student Award – Taylor Elizabeth Rodgers
Norman C. Cephus Special Achievement Award – Taylor Elizabeth Rodgers
Thomas E. Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award – Tyler Yarbrough
Leo Sumner Outstanding Sophomore Award – Phillip Andrew Stronge
In addition to College awards, students receiving transfer and Shelton State Foundation scholarships
were recognized. The Shelton State Foundation awarded 49 scholarships totaling $81,000. Transfer
scholarships were awarded to various four-year institutions and exceeded $600,000 in total value.
The graduating students listed below completed the requirements for certificates or degrees at the
conclusion of the spring 2017 semester. All student hometowns are in the state of Alabama unless
otherwise indicated.
Aliceville – Antonio Martinez
Berry – Grayson Keith Edmonson
Birmingham – Taliah M. Davis, Kimberly Rashon Parrish, Madison Pierce, Jaquay Montrell Thompson,
LaTangellia Dorothy Walker
Boaz – Jaxon Taylor Haygood
Brent – Amber Che’ Chavis, Alana Katherine Murphy, Julia LeyAnne Murphy, Jordan Dakota Pike
Brookwood – Alyssa Kaye Bracknell, Clay John-Britton Criss
Buhl – Davis Michael Booth, Jameria Victoria Channell
Carrollton – Cherelle Nicole Pruitt
Cedar Bluff – Mia Dawn Randle
Centreville – Jacob Alexander Alfano, Angelan Tamarra Gibson
Clanton – Kristina Grace Caton
Coaling – Amy Nicole Collins, Ashley Nicole Myrick, Courtney Saige Wood
Coker – Samuel Taylor Boswell, John Palmer Cabaniss, Justin Charles Cook
Cottondale – Carla Natalie Blake, Chasity Summer Brown, Macey L. Chandler, Carol Ann Crawford,
Leola Katrina Davis, Christina Shevvon Hawkins, Chauntell LaFontay Maddox, Katelyn Hope Price,
Gregory Brian Tippins
Demopolis – Becky Duke Smith
Duncanville – Kayla Toxey Brown, Danielle Lee Junkin, Joseph Delane Rhodes, Jeremy Marcus
Rosenbaum
Ethelsville – Ricky Phillips
Eutaw – April Michelle Beverly, Jason B. Grantham, James Wilmer Logan, Jr.
Fayette – Miranda Burns Steed
Fosters – Christina Lindsey Trikoris, Angel Jalisha Williams
Gadsden – Maxwell Chandler Jackson
Gilbertown – Caleb B. Adams
Gordo – Phillip Andrew Stronge
Greensboro – Starwania J. Cobbs, Bianca LaShay Gooden, Curtoya Dr’Bray Jones, Shereka La’Tonya
McCoy, Sylvia Smith Williams
Lynn – Peyton Michael Moore
Madison – Abbey Leigh Payne
Moundville – Brandon DeVon Hargress, Bethany Marie Lewis
New Hope – Summer Ashlyn Stewart
Northport – Matthew Colby Battle, April Lee Blackwell, Wendy Prestwood Boykin, Haley Alana
Collins, Austin Scott Cooks, Khelsie Maree Cruz, Trae Allen Driver, Brittany Marie Gordon, Shaina
Leigh Hammett, Baleigh Marie Harrell, William David Jordan, Jr., Kim Denise Killingsworth, Kelsy
Renee Marler, Lediosa Cabero McBride, Sarah Morgan McDonald, Blanca Muniz, Victoria Anne
Nelems, Erin Lindsey Parker, Lesley Price Perkins, Qadeem Malik Shabazz, Brannon Donald Steele,
Brandy Majors Vinson, Shelby Smelley Warren, James Hunter Watson, Kahlalishia Ilonia Williams,
Shontray Bernards Wilson, Dennis Makae Woods
Pisgah – Ashton Lily Womack
Pleasant Grove – Bruce Allen Waters, Jr.
Ralph – Kimberly Diane McKnight, Taylor Wayne Wilson, Stephen Carson Windle
Reform – Robyn Ann Honeycutt
Tallassee – Haley Joyce Britt
Tuscaloosa – Preston Garrett Austin, Ashley Nicole Beasley, Andrew Alexander Bonner, Parker
Thomas Brown, Darryl Chazz Bunn, Keyon Deontae Burrell, Matthew Cody Burroughs, Selana Lee Ann
Chase, Paula Walker Church, Tanner William Coffman, Jonathan David Conners, Kawana C. Cooper,
Grayson Palmer Crawford, Jessica Nicole Davis, Brittany Chinwendu Deshae Elike, William Richard
Falls, Otis A. Garner, Lucia Alexandra Gibson, Hannah Lynn Golden, Paige DaLee Hall, Alex Kenyon
Henderson, Jacob Allan Hinton, Holly Nicole Hugghins, Morgan Bryanna Jackson, David Ray Jemison,
Kalandra Sedrekia Johnson, Claudia Patricia Kish, Connor Douglas Latham, LaQuanta Cheree Mack,
Govonna Shenice Maddox, Elizabeth Kayla McClendon, Nicole S. McDougle, Robyn Alexis Mitchell,
LaShaunetta Concheita Modley, Kenyatta Michele Moffett, Amanda Jane Mohun, Kendra Nicole
Peebles, Bethany Tanner Pierce, Sara Katherine Pierce, Marilyn Elizabeth Poole, Melindee Kadria
Poole, Christina Monique Ray, Blakeney K. Riley, Jessica Glenn Robbins, Tina Robinson, Ashley Rae
Sassaman, Samuel D. Schuckert, Camilla A. Shepherd, Alisha Faye Smith, Jason L. Spencer, Tamaya
Mona Taite, Fresheka Denise Thomas, Sylvia Shele Thomas, Felecia Michelle Travis, Jessica Leigh
Upton, Robert Drake Vickerson, Emily Rose Walters, Joseph Williams, Marquis Rashaun Wilson,
Nicholas I. Young
Vance – Holli Michelle Hale, Zachary Alexander Hicks, Kayla Nicole Martin, Jordan James Richardson
West Blocton – William R. Avery, Jr., Daniel Joseph Lundy, Misty Lynn Smith
Wetumpka – Courtney Taylor Richardson
Woodstock – Shellby Taylor Mize
Marrero, Louisiana – Jenna Noelle Parker
Columbus, Mississippi – Winter Renea Dora
Waynesboro, Tennessee – Jessica Marie Ray
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